Regulation No. 97/1988 of the Slovak Geological Institute on Management of Exclusive Deposits and on Record Keeping and Writing-off their Reserves. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Regulation Date 1988 (1992) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Exploration Minerals Mining Registration Certification Classification/declassification Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract The reserves of all evaluated types of minerals of the exclusive deposit must be recorded and declared. In the cases, which are determined by the Slovak Geological Institute, the reserves of the exclusive deposits are recorded and declared by technological types, or by their utility components. The reserves of the exclusive deposits are recorded and declared in division according to the exclusive deposits reserves classification, which is regulated by separate regulations (art. 7). Legal and natural entities conducting prospecting, exploitation or mining of the exclusive deposits within their business activity are liable for record keeping of the quantity and changes in the reserves of the exclusive deposit (art. 8). The summary records on reserves of the exclusive deposits includes: a) the register of reserves of the exclusive deposits and passportization of their reserves; b) statements of organizations on quantities and changes in reserves of the exclusive deposits; c) collection of documents, mainly certificate of exclusive deposit, approvals of reserves estimations, documents on changes in the organization. Until the applicant has received the decision in writing on writing off the reserves of the exclusive deposit, it must not either liquidate the technical facility, which is necessary for mining the reserves proposed for writing off, or cancel the access to them with the exception if it is required by health protection and safety of labour (art. 15). Full text English Website www.government.gov.sk References - Legislation Repealed by Decree implementing certain provisions on Mining Act. Legislation | Slovakia | 2015 Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX